So glad to see this call for “time to build” submissions from The New Atlantis. I have too many ideas! Due date June 17: www.thenewatlantis.com/publicati…
Upon meeting another wide-eyed and middle-aged pedestrian on the sidewalk, early spring burst of blossoming life, this half-conversation exchange: “Do you see—?” “I know, it’s—” “I just, green—.” (clutching heart) “Everywhere.”
Teaching takes a lot of energy; it also keeps a person disciplined and specific, resistant to sweeping generalizations about The Youth. Glad for it.
Reading aloud David Chang’s memoir, Eat a Peach, to 14 yr old Malcolm. He enjoys the sweary diatribes about running a restaurant. I was moved by the chapter with strikethroughs and revisions made plain.
Curious if folks have honest thoughts about new Buckley doc, out now on PBS and an archival beast to tame, thanks to my husband who was editor. No talking heads! But so important, useful in this election cycle, etc.
I never tire of design school detritus. World under construction!
not that kind of constraint: sarahendren.com/2024/05/0…
first goslings sighting along the River Charles!
Just bought this print for my office from the Sr. Corita Kent center store: store.corita.org/collectio…
“born of water”: sarahendren.com/2024/04/2…
Parenting is Mostly Restraint, edition 361: Teenagers will silently process your advice to them, even while leaving the room a little early or averting their eyes. And a few months later they’ll parrot back your words. You nod, you concur, you do NOT remind them that it came from you.
Q: How do I do things (3 kids, no default parent, 2 ft jobs, big project-driven deadlines)? A: I don’t drink alcohol or do social media. The former by necessity, the latter by choice. It’s other things too, but those are big. I look back and wonder, truly, how I *ever did those two things regularly.
the refuge of the Mass 💓💓💓
I love seeing this rationale and linked variations on “hello pages”: alastairjohnston.com/introduci…
dreaming
Dreaming about a one year gap year program in great books, suitable as “core curriculum” prep for other college experiences — you come for trivium-style foundational structures, head out to uni or trade school or whatever. Co-op style, too, with lots of physical exercise and campus maintenance/chores. Does such a thing exist?
First year of classes at Northeastern clocked! Giddy. My students were great this week. It’s only the start of spring, weather-wise, but my summer has begun.
My 18 yr old with Down syndrome bossing his younger sibs around on the family group chat. This is as alpha as he gets.
Is it a coincidence that we had a consult about Paying for College and then, on my run right after, one of the book ideas I’ve been working on snapped right into shape? Prob not. Smelling salts for the brain.
Springtime runner’s high thanks to The The’s “Giant.” First flowers!